Lincolnshire Business
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Insurers benefited from investments, weather, Moody's saysDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. property and casualty insurers, a group including Travelers Cos. and Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., benefited this year from gains in the value of some holdings a...
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Home prices fall in Chicago despite gains nationwideDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Home prices rose for the fifth month in a row in October, but the recovery continues to be uneven with only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked showing gains. T...
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Cadbury sued by shareholder for spurning Kraft bidDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc directors were sued by a shareholder claiming the world's second-largest candy maker should seriously consider a Kraft Foods Inc. takeover offer. Susan Dough...
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Sauer-Danfoss sued by shareholder over stock buyoutDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Sauer-Danfoss Inc., a maker of hydraulic and electronic equipment, was sued by an investor who asked a judge to stop majority shareholder Danfoss A/S's plan to acquire t...
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Need batteries? A drink? Warren Twp. High grads ready to deliverDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - So you're at home one evening and run out of printer paper. It's late and cold. The thought of dashing out to the store makes you miserable. Or maybe you've got the flu ...
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Abbott sues Apotex over weight-loss drug MeridiaDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, the U.S. health-care product maker with $29.5 billion in sales last year, accused Canada’s Apotex Inc. in a lawsuit of infringing a patent for the...
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Local home sales soar, up for third straight monthDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Extraordinary government efforts to stabilize the housing market are paying off. What happens when the help runs out is anyone's guess. Sales of previously ...
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Redwood Capital wins control of Sedgebrook, Monarch LandingDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- The longtime business partner of Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has struck a deal to purchase Erickson Retirement Communities after a marathon bankr...
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Nestle warned about health claimsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestle SA's Juicy Juice and Boost beverages for children violate U.S. rules about marketing health claims, regulators said. The Food and Drug Admi...
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Notion of water parks saving hotels evaporatesDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - A few short years ago, water parks were seen as the growth agent for the suburban hotel/entertainment scene, with parks planned in a half-dozen communities. But with the...